Xabier Fernández
Xabier Fernández Gaztañaga (born 19 October 1976 in Ibarra, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Fernandez won a gold medal in the 49er class with Iker Martínez at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] The same pairing won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] He has been a crewmember and skipper in the Volvo Ocean Race: In 2005-06 movistar. In 2008-09 Telefónica BlueTelefónica. In 2011-12 Telefónica. In 2014-15 Mapfre. In 2017-18 Mapfre. [3]
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| Born | 19 October 1976 Ibarra, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He sailed with Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.[4]
- 2001 World Championship Malcesine (Italy), 2nd position ;
- 2001 European Championship Brest (France ), 2nd position ;
- 2002 World Championship Kaneohe (United States of America), 1st position ;
- 2002 European Championship Grimstad (Norway), 1st position ;
- 2003 European Championship Laredo ( Spain), 3rd position ;
- 2004 Olympic Games Athens ( Greece), 1st position ;
- 2004 World Championship Athens ( Greece), 1st position ;
- 2006 European Championship Weymouth (United kingdom), 3rd position ;
- 2007 European Championship Marsala (Italy), 1st position ;
- 2008 European Championship S'Arena ( Spain), 1st position ;
- 2008 Olympic Games Beijing (China ), 2nd position ;
References
- 2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 23, 2008)
- "Beijing 2008 – Men's 49er". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- "Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- http://tvnz.co.nz/americas-cup-team-news/luna-rossa-5461878
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